Acoustic guitar Brass Pins

I seldom play the acoustic guitar but I do own one. On my guitar, I had Brass Pins installed instead of the usually bone or plastic pins. I found the original tone lacking in treble and hence i decide to replace the pins with brass for the increase in bell like brightness and response. It's a mod that is worth the money spend and it's isn't very expensive either. Do try if it you find the tone of your acoustic guitar lacking.

Jeffry Yong's Guitar Design wonders!

Jeffery Yong guitars was one of the exhibitors in the Singapore Gutiar show 2011 and looking at his works is honestly awe inspiring. One of the first thing I notice on his Blackie guitar is that it has Fan frets instead of the traditional straight frets. Of course, to measure the slots of Fan frets isn't an easy thing to do and I think Jeffery done a great job at it.

Another recurring characteristic of  Jeffery's guitars is an additional sound hole that appears at the side of the guitar. This actually enhances the sound of the guitar and was proven to me by Adam from Sozo. From the picture, you can also see the inner bracing and the quality of the craftsmanship of Jeffery.

Finally, another noticeable trait of the Blackie is the shimmed angle of the neck joint. This actually helps to lower the action of the guitar and in terms of playing ergonomics, it makes the guitar a breeze to play with, especially for an acoustic guitar.

Another noticeable difference of Jeffery Yong's guitars is that it is considerably heavier than other acoustic guitars. However, this doesn't mean that the guitar has a lack of tone but on the other hand, it has a full bodied tone. Jeffery Yong's guitars are well crafted instrument and any serious guitarist should consider owning one of his finely hand crafted guitars. They are definitely not the instruments to disappoint.

Prim's Guitars!

Prim's Guitars is one of the exhibitors of the Singapore Guitar Show 2011 and they are an Indonesian company with primarily one Luthier and a helper building the guitars. Hence they take usually about 6 months to produce a guitar. All guitars are handmade and exhibit superior quality comparable to even expensive Martins. The picture above is the picture of the Luthier who is working on all the guitars.

I was going around testing all the acoustics, playing around meddling with the ones on the stand. Both the classical and acoustic range already blew me away. The resonance and sound quality of each instrument is evident and more so on the finish quality of all the guitars. There weren't any hidden flaws in the inside and all guitars are well glued that are also given ample time to dry. Each guitar has a unique Serial and model number, written by hand ensuring it's uniqueness and of course, authenticity.

Ratih, the main person doing the marketing and communications on the guitars prompt me to try the PA14-3A, which was resting nicely in the case. I didn't know what to expect of the guitar and the only thing she said was, it has a different characteristic. She handed the guitar to me and I plugged my first chord and the resonance of the guitar blew me away. The sound of the guitar screamed out at me. It was an Eureka moment for a short period of time. I proceed to playing some basic F.Carulli and F.Sor pieces just to hear how well it sounds on the guitar and true enough, every note plugged ringed out clear.

The only thing I can say about Prim's Guitars is that they are a truely bunch of people who are passionate at what they do and this shows evidently in the quality of their instrument. They are also able to do customization to any of your existing guitar, for a price of course. Overall,  I enjoyed interacting both with the Luthier and people from Prim's Guitars. Two Thumbs up for them.

To find out more about Prim's guitars, please click here or drop them an email at info@primsguitars.com .